Level 30 · Expert (B2+)

Mum in Bangkok

แม่มากรุงเทพ

Hugo’s mum is visiting Bangkok for the first time. She doesn’t speak a word of Thai, Hugo plays interpreter, and the whole soi wants to feed her. With Yai, though, no translation is needed.

Level
30
Stage
Expert, B2+
Theme
Family
Length
13 pages, about 14 min
New words
4
Cover of the Thai story "Mum in Bangkok"

The first line

แม่ของฮิวโก้มากรุงเทพเป็นครั้งแรก ฮิวโก้ตื่นเต้นมาก

Hugo’s mum is coming to Bangkok for the first time. Hugo is very excited.

The full story, with audio and a translation for every sentence, is in the app.

Illustration from page 1 of the Thai story "Mum in Bangkok"
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Illustration from page 7 of the Thai story "Mum in Bangkok"
Page 7

New words in this story

This story introduces 4 new words. Here are the first ones:

Thai Pronunciation Meaning Audio
ไม่ว่า mâi-wâa no matter (who, what, where…), whatever, wherever
เกรงใจ greeng-jai to not want to bother, to be considerate
ผอม pɔ̌ɔm thin, skinny
เช้า cháao morning, early

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